In our weekend reading: a review of Don DeLillo’s new book, interviews with Laura van den Berg and Peter Mendelsund, and more.
Morning Bites: Cat Power’s Recommendations, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s Fiction, Julia Holter, Olga Tokarczuk, and More
In our morning reading: musical recommendations from Cat Power, thoughts on Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Edan Lepucki Interviewed, Revisiting 2000s NYC, Translation Awards, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Edan Lepucki, an excerpt from Gerda Saunders’s new book, and much more.
A Year of Favorites: Jason Diamond
It was cold the morning after it was announced David Bowie had died. Not surprising since I live in New York City and it happened in January. Yet I found myself standing outside my apartment around six in the morning, gym clothes on, not really dressed to be idling around. I put on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, which I’ve listened to countless times since I was about 13, and simply referred to […]
Morning Bites: Franz Nicolay on Touring, John Darnielle, “The Seasons in Quincy,” and More
In our morning reading: tour stories from Franz Nicolay, John Darnielle on religion, thoughts on a Prince live album, and more.
Happening: InDigest Magazine do CMJ With Franz Nicolay, Dark Dark Dark, and More
CMJ isn’t fun. This InDigest Magazine showcase is pretty much one of the only showcases that we can say we really want to attend. If that means anything to you, hope to see you there. Tonight at Coco 66, featuring: Dark Dark Dark Franz Nicolay Vandaveer The Lisps Milagres Spirits of the Red City 7pm doors | 7:30pm music $10 CMJ badge holders get in free
The #Drunklit Contest
We’re running a contest over on our Twitter, asking readers to give us their best drunk lit title. Sometime tomorrow, we will pick the best one, and they will receive two free tickets to the Sept. 26th session of Vivo in Vino. ViV is an “intimate wine salon” where you will be given four free glasses of artisanal wine, and be treated to a live set from our buddy Franz Nicolay. And you thought we weren’t classy.
Songs for Lazy Weekends: Franz Nicolay and Hurray For the Riff Raff
Posted by Jason Diamond Full disclosure: this is pure nepotism on my part, and I’m not afraid to admit that. Obviously I like everything Franz Nicolay does, so there was no way I wasn’t going to post this single from his forthcoming album, Luck and Courage, out in October. “This is Not a Pipe” features members of Son Volt and the Debutante Hour, and has a passage inspired by Nicole Krauss. Listen: Franz Nicolay – “This is not a Pipe” […]